体坛英语资讯：Kenya allocates large budget for African Games team
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 14-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contingent">contingent</span> <span word="of">of</span> 350 <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rabat">Rabat</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="August">August</span> 19 <span word="to">to</span> 30.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="contingent">contingent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 22 <span word="disciplines">disciplines</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="registered">registered</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="Kirimi">Kirimi</span> <span word="Kaberia">Kaberia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> 400 <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="shillings">shillings</span> (4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cater">cater</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>' <span word="allowances">allowances</span>.</p><p><span word="Kaberia">Kaberia</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="participants">participants</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="in">in</span> 19 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 22 <span word="disciplines">disciplines</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rabat">Rabat</span>.</p><p><span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="foul">foul</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="quota">quota</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> 16 <span word="to">to</span> 12, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Taekwondo">Taekwondo</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="settled">settled</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="athletics">athletics</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Kaberia">Kaberia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rein">rein</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="misuse">misuse</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="misappropriation">misappropriation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span>.</p>
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